Remodeled Georgian Pub and Bookshop

March 4, 2013

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"Friends who'd moved to Great Missenden from London told us we had to see this property that had just come on to the market. We fell in love with it," said Sara Bickerdyke, the owner of the Old Bookshop.
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"One of the reasons we bought it was, for the first time, we felt we didn't need to knock down walls, we didn't need to do anything to it," said Ms. Bickerdyke.
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"It was originally a small pub before it was changed to a bookshop in, I think,1955," she said. "It was converted into a private house by an architect who opened the space up quite a lot downstairs."
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"When you walk into the front of the house you still feel as if nothing much has changed over the years," she said. "It's still got all the beams and the original fireplaces."
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On the ground floor of the almost 2,900-square-foot property are a lounge, family room, office, dining room and kitchen. The master bedroom is on the first floor, along with two further bedrooms. There is also a landscaped garden.
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The Old Bookshop is on Great Missenden High Street, 35 miles from central London. It is next door to the Roald Dahl Musem, which honors the author of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,' 'Matilda' and 'Tales of the Unexpected,' who lived for many years in the village.
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The property is listed with Savills at £995,000 ($1.5 million).
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